MS Office Word: Insert check box

You can add a checkbox to surveys or checklists in Word. We'll show you how to insert it.

Insert and configure check boxes in Word

• In the "View" menu, go to "Toolbars" and then to "Form".
• Go to the location in the document where you want the check box.
• Select the second symbol from the left in the "Form" button - the check box appears.
• You can remove the gray shading of the check box by clicking on the third symbol from the right.
• With a double click on the check box you can select further properties, for example the box size and whether the box should be checked by default or not.